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John George is a Actor Syrien born on 20 january 1898 at Aleppo (Syrie)
John George (Arabic: جون جورج; January 20, 1898, Aleppo, Syria – August 25, 1968, Los Angeles) was a dwarf actor who appeared in at least 130 movies from 1916 to 1960. George worked in films of all genres alongside countless stars although often for only the briefest of appearances.
Born in Syria, as Tufei Filthela, George may have begun his career in the Joseph De Grasse movie Bobbie of the Ballet (1916) as an uncredited "tenement dweller". George may have even appeared earlier than that in the 1915 serial The Broken Coin unbilled, as an actor who strongly favors him appears in a still photo from the chapter play with Francis Ford and Grace Cunard in Daniel Blum's Pictorial History of the Silent Screen.
George went on to appear in Rex Ingram's Gothic melodrama Black Orchids (1917) as a character named Ali Bara. George worked in dozens of movies for Rex Ingram until 1926 when Ingram, tired of George's gambling, sent him home on a bus.
George became a regular in several films with Lon Chaney both at Universal Studios and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He also appeared in the Warner Brothers production Don Juan (1926) opposite John Barrymore, where he was the cruel dwarf Castle Keeper/Informer who delighted in exposing to Don Jose (Don Juan's father) the infidelities of his wife with another man. George continued to appear in movie after movie until some time near his death at the age of 70 in 1968.
Durant la période du muet, il apparaît notamment dans plusieurs réalisations de Tod Browning — dont Les Révoltés (1920) et L'Inconnu (1927), tous deux avec Lon Chaney — et de Rex Ingram — dont Le Prisonnier de Zenda (1922) et Scaramouche (1923), tous deux avec Lewis Stone et Alice Terry —.
Durant la période du parlant, il tient des petits rôles généralement non crédités, entre autres dans Les Révoltés de Tod Browning (remake du film éponyme de 1920 précité, 1930, avec Mary Nolan et Edward G. Robinson, lui-même reprenant son rôle initial), L'Enfer d'Harry Lachman (1935, avec Spencer Tracy et Claire Trevor), Le Portrait de Dorian Gray d'Albert Lewin (1945, avec Hurd Hatfield et George Sanders), Le Fils de visage pâle de Frank Tashlin (1952, avec Bob Hope et Jane Russell), ou encore L'Ange bleu d'Edward Dmytryk (1959, avec May Britt et Curd Jürgens).
À la télévision américaine, John George joue dans quatorze séries entre 1952 et 1962, dont The Adventures of Fu Manchu (intégrale en treize épisodes, 1956) et Gunsmoke (dix-huit épisodes, 1955-1961).
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Birth name Tufei Filthela
Nationality Syrie
Birth 20 january 1898 at Aleppo (Syrie)
Death 25 august 1968 (at 70 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality Syrie
Birth 20 january 1898 at Aleppo (Syrie)
Death 25 august 1968 (at 70 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Born in Syria, as Tufei Filthela, George may have begun his career in the Joseph De Grasse movie Bobbie of the Ballet (1916) as an uncredited "tenement dweller". George may have even appeared earlier than that in the 1915 serial The Broken Coin unbilled, as an actor who strongly favors him appears in a still photo from the chapter play with Francis Ford and Grace Cunard in Daniel Blum's Pictorial History of the Silent Screen.
George went on to appear in Rex Ingram's Gothic melodrama Black Orchids (1917) as a character named Ali Bara. George worked in dozens of movies for Rex Ingram until 1926 when Ingram, tired of George's gambling, sent him home on a bus.
George became a regular in several films with Lon Chaney both at Universal Studios and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He also appeared in the Warner Brothers production Don Juan (1926) opposite John Barrymore, where he was the cruel dwarf Castle Keeper/Informer who delighted in exposing to Don Jose (Don Juan's father) the infidelities of his wife with another man. George continued to appear in movie after movie until some time near his death at the age of 70 in 1968.
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Émigré aux États-Unis vers 1910, John George (atteint de nanisme) contribue ainsi au cinéma à cent-quatre-vingt-neuf films américains, depuis Bobbie of the Ballet de Joseph De Grasse (1916, avec Louise Lovely et Lon Chaney) jusqu'à La Vengeance aux deux visages de Marlon Brando (1961, avec le réalisateur et Karl Malden).Durant la période du muet, il apparaît notamment dans plusieurs réalisations de Tod Browning — dont Les Révoltés (1920) et L'Inconnu (1927), tous deux avec Lon Chaney — et de Rex Ingram — dont Le Prisonnier de Zenda (1922) et Scaramouche (1923), tous deux avec Lewis Stone et Alice Terry —.
Durant la période du parlant, il tient des petits rôles généralement non crédités, entre autres dans Les Révoltés de Tod Browning (remake du film éponyme de 1920 précité, 1930, avec Mary Nolan et Edward G. Robinson, lui-même reprenant son rôle initial), L'Enfer d'Harry Lachman (1935, avec Spencer Tracy et Claire Trevor), Le Portrait de Dorian Gray d'Albert Lewin (1945, avec Hurd Hatfield et George Sanders), Le Fils de visage pâle de Frank Tashlin (1952, avec Bob Hope et Jane Russell), ou encore L'Ange bleu d'Edward Dmytryk (1959, avec May Britt et Curd Jürgens).
À la télévision américaine, John George joue dans quatorze séries entre 1952 et 1962, dont The Adventures of Fu Manchu (intégrale en treize épisodes, 1956) et Gunsmoke (dix-huit épisodes, 1955-1961).
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One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
, 2h21Directed by Marlon Brando, Bernard McEveety, Paul Baxley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Pina Pellicer, Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens
Roles Townsman (uncredited)
Rating70%
Rio (Marlon Brando) (also called "The Kid"), a shameless philanderer, his mentor Dad Longworth (Karl Malden), and a third man named Doc rob a bank of two saddlebags of gold in Sonora, Mexico. The robbery is successful, but Mexican Rurales track them and catch them celebrating in a cantina, killing Doc. Dad and Rio manage to escape, followed by the Rurales.
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
, 2h2Directed by Lewis Milestone, Richard Lang
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Musical, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Patrice Wymore, Joey Bishop
Roles Vendor (uncredited)
Rating64%
A gang of World War II 82nd Airborne veterans is recruited by Danny Ocean (Sinatra) and Jimmy Foster (Lawford) to rob five different Las Vegas casinos (Sahara, Riviera, Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, Sands and the Flamingo) on a single night.
Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
, 1h40Directed by George Cukor, Arthur Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Themes Théâtre
Actors Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Steve Forrest, Margaret O'Brien, Ramón Novarro, Eileen Heckart
Roles Cheyenne Audience Member
Rating58%
In the 1880s, followed by bill collectors, the Healy Dramatic Company arrives in Cheyenne to play at the west’s grandest theater. Continental actress, Angela, and owner-manager, Tom Healy, head a troupe that includes Della as ingenue, her mother, a character actress, Lorna, and a grand old Shakespearean ham, Doc Montague. After a creditor arrives, Angela collects a night’s receipt from a man named, Pierce, the theater owner. She risks it all in a poker game with gunslinger Clint Mabry, puts herself up as collateral, and loses.
Timbuktu (1959)
, 1h31Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres War, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, Films about terrorism
Actors Victor Mature, Yvonne De Carlo, George Dolenz, John Dehner, Robert Clarke, Paul Wexler
Roles Paysan en prières
Rating56%
In 1940, France is at war with Germany. The French have removed large numbers of troops from their African possessions, leaving the way open for revolt. American soldier of fortune Mike Conway (Victor Mature) sees a chance to pay his way back to the United States by gunrunning to hostile Tuaregs.
The Blue Angel (1959)
, 1h47Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Curd Jürgens, Stella Stevens, May Britt, Theodore Bikel, John Banner, Ludwig Stössel
Roles Patron de club
Rating61%
Professor Immanuel Rath (Curt Jurgens) is shocked to discover a number of his students have been frequenting a nightspot called the Blue Angel, where a scandalous entertainer named Lola (May Britt) performs. Rath attends the show one night in order to catch some of his boys in this den of wickedness, but he is soon drawn into Lola's sensual spell, and in time becomes involved in an obsessive romance with her that costs him his job, his savings and his dignity.
The Miracle (1959)
, 2h1Directed by Irving Rapper
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films based on plays, Films about virginity
Actors Carroll Baker, Roger Moore, Walter Slezak, Vittorio Gassman, Katína Paxinoú, Gustavo Rojo
Roles Bullfight Spectator
Rating59%
Teresa (Carroll Baker), a postulant at the convent of Miraflores in Salamanca, Spain, is an orphan taken in by the sisters there. She enjoys the convent life, despite being a handful for her superiors. She sings worldly love songs to the other postulants and reads secular stories and plays such as Romeo and Juliet. Still, she has a lively devotion to Christ and to His Blessed Mother. A statue of the Madonna, in fact, is held in high regard by Teresa as she goes about her duties.
I Want to Live! (1958)
, 2hDirected by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Theodore Bikel, Virginia Vincent, Wesley Lau, Philip Coolidge
Roles Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Rating74%
The film tells the story of the life and execution of Barbara Graham (Hayward) a prostitute and convicted perjurer. Graham is the product of a broken home, and works luring men into fixed card games.
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
, 2h2Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about television, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Jim Backus, Robert Evans, Troy Donahue
Roles Extra in Bullpen (uncredited)
Rating70%
In the early 1900s, actor Lon Chaney (James Cagney) is working in vaudeville with his wife Cleva (Dorothy Malone). Chaney quits the show and Cleva announces that she is pregnant. Lon is happy and tells Cleva that he has been hired by the famous comedy team Kolb and Dill for an upcoming show.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
, 1h20Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Nichols, Sidney Blackmer, Philip Bourneuf, Arthur Franz
Roles Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Rating68%
Austin Spencer (Sidney Blackmer), a newspaper publisher, wants to prove a point about the inadequacy of circumstantial evidence. He talks his son-in-law, Tom Garrett (Dana Andrews), into participating in a hoax, in an attempt to expose the ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is for Tom to plant clues which will lead to his arrest for the murder of a female nightclub dancer, Patty Gray. Once Tom is found guilty, Spencer is to reveal the setup and humiliate the District Attorney.
, 2h47Directed by John Farrow, Michael Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels
Actors David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, Shirley MacLaine, Charles Boyer, Cedric Hardwicke
Roles Marcher in Parade (uncredited)
Rating66%
Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow presents an onscreen prologue, featuring footage from A Trip to the Moon (1902) by Georges Méliès, explaining that it is based loosely on the book From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne. Also included is the launching of an unmanned rocket and footage of the earth receding.
The Killing (1956)
, 1h20Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Elisha Cook, Jr., Marie Windsor
Roles Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Rating78%
Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) is a veteran criminal planning one last heist before settling down and marrying Fay (Coleen Gray). He plans to steal $2 million from the money-counting room of a racetrack during a featured race. He assembles a team consisting of a corrupt cop (Ted de Corsia), a betting window teller (Elisha Cook Jr.) to gain access to the backroom, a sharpshooter (Timothy Carey) to shoot the favorite horse during the race to distract the crowd, a wrestler (Kola Kwariani) to provide another distraction by provoking a fight at the track bar, and a track bartender (Joe Sawyer).
The Conqueror (1956)
, 1h51Directed by Dick Powell
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead, Pedro Armendáriz, Thomas Gomez, John Hoyt
Roles Drummer (uncredited)
Rating37%
Mongol chief Temujin (later to be known as Genghis Khan) falls for Bortai, the daughter of the Tartar leader, and steals her away, precipitating war. Bortai spurns Temujin and is taken back in a raid. Temujin is later captured. Bortai falls in love with him and helps him escape. Temujin suspects he was betrayed by a fellow Mongol and sets out to find the traitor and to overcome the Tartars.
The Great Man (1956)
, 1h38Directed by José Ferrer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors José Ferrer, Dean Jagger, Keenan Wynn, Jim Backus, Julie London, Ed Wynn
Roles Mourner (uncredited)
Rating68%
Joe Harris (José Ferrer) is a popular, established local radio news reporter covering Broadway entertainment with a wise-guy attitude. Herb Fuller is the network's undisputed star. When Fuller dies in an auto accident, Philip Carleton (Dean Jagger), president of the Amalgamated Broadcasting Network, assigns Harris to prepare a memorial extravaganza, including an elaborate public viewing and a special memorial show featuring interviews with Fuller's radio cast, the "Fuller Family," (based on Arthur Godfrey's cast of "Little Godfreys") and others who knew him. Carleton dangles a chance at Harris becoming Fuller's replacement if he succeeds.
East of Eden (1955)
, 1h55Directed by Elia Kazan, Don Alvarado
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Julie Harris, James Dean, Raymond Massey, Burl Ives, Richard Davalos, Jo Van Fleet
Roles Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Rating77%
The story is set during 1917 and 1918, leading into American involvement in World War I, in the central California coastal towns of Monterey and Salinas. Cal (James Dean) and Aron (Richard Davalos) are the sons of a modestly successful farmer and wartime draft board chairman, Adam Trask (Raymond Massey). Cal is moody and embittered by his belief that his father favors Aron. Although both Cal and Aron had long been led to believe that their mother had died "and gone to heaven," the opening scene reveals Cal has apparently learned that his mother is still alive, owning and running a successful brothel in nearby Monterey.
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
, 1h46Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Ralph Meeker, Maxine Cooper Gomberg, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Juano Hernández, Cloris Leachman
Roles Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)
Rating74%
Ralph Meeker plays Mike Hammer, a tough Los Angeles private eye who is almost as brutal and corrupt as the crooks he chases. Mike and his assistant/secretary/lover, Velda (Maxine Cooper), usually work on "penny-ante divorce cases."